AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 17, 42
The first attack at Kendari went less good than what i expected...but tomorrow we'll make another deliberate attack and i hope to get the base!
In China, over Tsuyun we managed to achieve a solid 27 to 1 against chinese air force...NOT BAD!
But a huge group of chinese armies is already behind the river...[8|]...i have 106 AVs there...tomorrow maybe 150...nothing more for the next 4/5 days.... anyway...a good turn overall....
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Morning Air attack on Tuyun , at 74,51
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
Allied aircraft
A-29A Hudson x 4
SB-III x 26
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
SB-III: 12 destroyed, 3 damaged
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on Tuyun , at 74,51
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
I-15-III: 2 destroyed
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Ground combat at Kendari (70,106)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7725 troops, 62 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 218
Defending force 1034 troops, 15 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
Japanese adjusted assault: 103
Allied adjusted defense: 45
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
Kure 1st SNLF
Bandasan SNLF
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
Defending units:
Kendari Garrison Battalion
Kendari Base Force
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Ground combat at Kendari (70,106)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 748 troops, 9 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 23
Defending force 7671 troops, 62 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 212
Assaulting units:
Kendari Garrison Battalion
Kendari Base Force
Defending units:
Kure 1st SNLF
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
Kure 2nd SNLF
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
Bandasan SNLF
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
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Ground combat at 78,58 (near Canton)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3952 troops, 32 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
Defending force 5341 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51
Japanese adjusted assault: 138
Allied adjusted defense: 26
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
281 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1366 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
38th/C Division
Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
16th Group Army
